Former UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas has pulled out of her bout next weekend because of two family deaths related to coronavirus. The American, 27, was set to feature in UFC 249’s co-main event in a rematch with Brazil’s Jessica…
Football director commits suicide over coronavirus
Bernard Gonzales, Stade de Reims Football club’s doctor has committed suicide. He left a letter explaining that he was a victim of the coronavirus. More than a doctor, Bernard Gonzales was an emblematic figure of the historic Reims club, which…
Confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria now 288
Fourteen new confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported in Nigeria. Out of which 13 are in Lagos and one in Delta State. The total number of confirmed cases in the country as at 9:30 pm Nigerian time on Thursday…
*Police arrest ASP, sergeant for alleged extortion (Guardian) *202 Lagos lockdown violators arraigned, 189 convicted (Punch)
Police arrest ASP, sergeant for alleged extortion (Guardian) The Lagos State police boss, Hakeem Odumosu has arrested an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) and a Sergeant for allegedly extorting a woman in a viral video. The Lagos State police spokesman,…
Five Nigerians test positive for coronavirus in China
Five Nigerians have tested positive for coronavirus in China, according to Dailymail.co.uk. Four of them had recently visited the same eatery, ‘Emma Food’, multiple times, announced the Guangzhou Health Commission on Tuesday. The restaurant owner, alongside her daughter and another…
Pope Francis says coronavirus could be ‘nature’s response’ to climate change
Pope Francis likened the coronavirus pandemic to recent fires and floods as one of “nature’s responses” to the world’s ambivalence to climate change. “There is an expression in Spanish: ‘God always forgives, we forgive sometimes, but nature never forgives,’” the…
Premier League to end season due to coronavirus uncertainty
Premier League bosses are about to announce the season is being scrapped due to coronavirus, according to Udinese director Pierpaolo Marino. Football chiefs released a statement last week saying they intended to finish the season but refused to set a…
COVID-19: Nigeria records 22 new cases, as tally now 276
Nigeria has recorded 22 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 276. The new cases were announced on Wednesday night by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on its verified Twitter…
NCDC confirms 16 new coronavirus cases in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Tuesday night confirmed 16 new cases of coronavirus. The number of confirmed cases of the virus in the country now stand at 254. In a tweet on it official Twitter @NCDCgov it announced,…
Coronavirus: France records highest daily death toll of 833
France has reported 833 new coronavirus deaths in the past day, the highest daily toll since its outbreak began. The total number of people who have died after testing positive for Covid-19 now stands at 8,911, while the number of…
